ECSU Research Resource Center Officially Inaugurates
Ethiopian Civil Service University, Research and Community Service Division officially inaugurated the newly established Research Resource Center on January 28, 2021 at the presences of ECSU’s top management, directors, researchers and invited guests.
On the inauguration program, Professor Fikre Dessalegn, Ethiopian Civil Service University President, congratulated the university community for the achievement in establishing the Research Resource center. In our previous assessment, we found that inadequate budget allocation, lack of clear research policies and guidelines, and the lack of a comprehensive research resource center were major hindrances to the research works. By the efforts exerted to solve these problems, 6 million birr has been approved for the research budget and project system has been developed to support the research works. Clear research policy and guide line have also been prepared. In addition, we have now set up this research resource center to strengthen our research works, and it has been officially inaugurated today, pro. Fikre said. He also noted that the center will be more organized within short period of time by including national and international information, software and other supporting materials beyond the E-resources. He urged the researchers to use the center effectively to work harder and take ECSU to a higher level.
Dr. Alemayehu Debebe, Vice President of Research and Community Service, on his part welcomed the participants in the program and thanked all individuals contributed in the establishment of the centre for their effort for the realization of the center. He also said that it is very important to do and publish continuous research works in the academic world. The launch of this resource center is a step forward in our research and will play a significant role in making our university more visible in the international world and upgrade our status. The center has been organized properly with a large electronic resource that researchers, teachers and students in the university compound can access these resources easily, Dr. Alemayehu added.
He also explained that the resource center has 31 subscribed e-journal databases, 55,000 e-books, more than 1,500 e-thesis and dissertations and 6 international online databases access connected with ECSU server, and can be access using the local network.